Last week, publisher Electronic Arts mentioned that BioWare's latest game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, missed sales projections by a whopping 50%. Was the game's lackluster performance due to a bad story? Outdated gameplay mechanics? Apparently, it was because it wasn't a live service game.

The Veilguard failing to meet EA goals with only half of the players it wanted, EA CEO Andrew Wilson is reflecting on why that happened.

Electronic Arts (EA) confirmed its lower-than-expected results for its latest quarterly earnings, mainly attributed to a rough start for “Dragon Age: The Veilguard” and “EA Sports FC 25,” on Thursday.

The CEO of Electronic Arts believes that the failure of The Veilguard is due to a failure to adapt to „evolving player demands.” In his view, they expect game-service elements.

The Veilguard publisher EA has implied that the game would have performed better as a live-service title. Released in October 2024, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was the l

The Veilguard failed at least partially because it didn’t have live-service elements. The gaming landscape has changed quite radically over the last decade. Games like Destiny and Fortnite have encouraged developers to look toward making its games everlasting rather than an experience that lasts a finite amount of time.

In a new financial earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson appears to imply Dragon Age: The Veilguard flopped because it isn't a live service game.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has commented on the financial failure of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, saying it failed to "resonate with a broad enough audience." Last week, EA restructured Dragon Age developer BioWare to focus on Mass Effect 5 only,